A First Nations mother is appealing to the federal government to intervene in an international custody dispute that has separated her from her two-year-old daughter.
A two-year-old First Nations child has been returned to Europe, where her father lives, under the Hague conventionExperts say the law is often weaponised against women fleeing domestic violence
The mother is now appealing to the federal government to help her bring the child back to Australia, to ensure she has continued access to her community and culture. The mother is now preparing to return to Europe to try to regain custody of her daughter through the local courts.The Hague convention is an international treaty that was designed in the 1980s to prevent children being abducted and taken overseas.
"It's a good law for what it's supposed to do, but it was never intended to be applied to cases involving domestic violence at all. So I call it a good law gone bad," she said. Dr Masterton says the changes aren't strong enough to compel judges to assess the risks of domestic violence."So, 'can', 'may', 'shall', or 'must', they're all very important words when you're reading a piece of legislation.
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